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Pioneer Day returning to the Scott House
By Jeff Gilliland - jgilliland@timesgazette.com
Scenes like this one of a Grassy Run Historical Arts Committee member displaying quill writing will be part of Pioneer Day on Aug. 14 at the Scott House in Hillsboro.
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Pioneer Day, an event first held two years ago by the Highland County Historical Society but canceled a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is returning to Hillsboro next month.
This year’s event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 at the Scott House on West Main Street in Hillsboro. For the time being at least, the hope is to make Pioneer Day an annual event, according to John Kellis, one of the event organizers.
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The Scott House. (HCP file photo) After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the second annual Highland County Pioneer Day in 2020, the Highland County Historical Society has announced plans to bring the event back next month.
The event, a celebration of Highland Country history, is scheduled for Aug. 14 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Scott House on West Main Street in Hillsboro. This year’s Pioneer Day will be chaired by Vicki Knauff and John Willis.
The Society held the first Pioneer Day in 2019, in honor of the 175th anniversary of the Scott House Mansion and the Highland House Museum. Although the Society initially planned to hold a socially distanced version of Pioneer Day in 2020, they later canceled the event due to logistics related to the pandemic. This year, they hope to see crowds retur